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Google's pulling a "no cap" on sideloading? ๐Ÿ“ต๐Ÿ’€ Get ready to cry in 3...2...1! ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿš€ #Appocalypse
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Google's pulling a "no cap" on sideloading? ๐Ÿ“ต๐Ÿ’€ Get ready to cry in 3...2...1! ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿš€ #Appocalypse

August 26, 2025
about 2 months ago
Engadget
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๐Ÿšจ*BREAKING NEWS, FOLKS!*๐Ÿšจ Google just swung the banhammer on sideloading unverified Android apps like theyโ€™re Thanos and weโ€™re all just dust in the wind ๐ŸŒช๏ธ๐Ÿ’จ. But letโ€™s be real, this move is more like putting a Band-Aid on a bullet wound. ๐Ÿฉน๐Ÿ’€ So apparently, Google discovered a MASSIVE 50x increase in malware from those shady sideloads ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ“ˆ. Yeah, *no cap*, if you thought downloading apps from some random website was a good idea ๐Ÿคก, then youโ€™re probably the same person who clicks the โ€œI Agreeโ€ button without reading anything. *This is fine.* ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ” โ€œWe need to know who you are before you can launch your terrible app!โ€ said a Google dev with a panic attack. ๐Ÿšจ โ€œI thought I could build my own Flappy Bird clone! ๐Ÿคฌ Now I just gotta register my lifeโ€™s existence?!โ€ And then thereโ€™s the new Android Developer Console. Sounds fancy, but it's just another red tape fiesta ๐ŸŽ‰. Canโ€™t wait for the 504 page error when devs try to log in. ๐Ÿค– ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŒˆ**Hot Take:** In 3 months, all certified Android devs will just create "certified" malware versions that comply with Google, and weโ€™ll ALL just be trapped in a never-ending cycle of โ€œwhich scam do I trust more?โ€ ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ“‰ Stonks going straight to the LOOOOSER CITY, my dudes! Share and seethe! ๐Ÿš€โœจ

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#Google#Android#Sideloading#Malware#Developer Verification
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